The Digital Labyrinth

There is a HUGE profit incentive for billionaires+and+pandemic+profits, but it's at the expense of human freedom and democracy. Until the 2020s, the notion to shutdown or reduce most of the world's economy, because of a global+health emergency, just wasn't quite practical yet. Then with AI starting to mature and be merged into a global human-digital civilization, a centralized control grid could be applied upon the masses.

In 2020, people were told that after 2 weeks of flattening-the-curve, that would greatly improve things.

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2007263

The human world ended up being place under a soft martial situation.

https://www.vox.com/22180261/covid-19-coronavirus-social-distancing-lockdowns-flatten-the-curve

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7392458/

A new state of world control was being unleashed. While social-distancing-and-self-quarantine can be beneficial, there is also a harsh toll that it takes on any free society.

https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2021/03/two-weeks-to-flatten-the-curve-turned-into-52-and-counting-opinion.html

Overall, instead of a 2 week lockdown, many people were broken down or even bankrupt after 2 years. Then tremendous inflation or a devaluation of money started to happen. However, the billionaires still made big profits.

https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/infectious-disease/state-H5N1-infections-research-2025/102/web/2024/12

A global economic breakdown from a global pandemic, disasters and wars, could provide the necessary impetus to impose A Great_Reset of the world's economy and civilization in general.

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2020/06/now-is-the-time-for-a-great-reset , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHRkkeecg7c

https://theconversation.com/which-infectious-disease-is-likely-to-be-the-biggest-emerging-problem-in-2025-245491

Saturday, December 28, 2024

Nevada vs. Arizona

https://smmirror.com/2024/05/living-comparison-nevada-vs-arizona-in-2024

https://www.55places.com/blog/arizona-vs-nevada-which-southwest-state-is-best-for-retirement

What are the major differences from Arizona and Nevada? Differences Phoenix AZ and Las Vegas NV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1Y_K0QOmIg

https://countryeconomy.com/countries/usa-states/compare/nevada/arizona

The Top Reasons People Regret Moving To Phoenix Arizona https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd3ByDl6JZQ

https://www.maxtour.co/can-you-stand-in-nevada-and-arizona-at-the-same-time/

Thursday, December 26, 2024

Billionaires and pandemic profits

https://inequality.org/article/updates-billionaire-pandemic

There is alway a potential for the-very-rich-to-get-even-richer-during-another-pandemic, or some other type of a-global emergency situation.

https://inequality.org/article/billionaire-wealth-up-88-percent-over-four-years/

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231107/billionaire-wealth-growth-by-industry/

https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/22/economy/billionaires-poverty-oxfam-davos/index.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/billionaires-double-wealth-covid-pandemic/

However, while a very small percentage of people can see BIG financial gains, most people lost out from being in a reduced economy.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/15/billionaires-net-worth-coronavirus-pandemic-jeff-bezos-elon-musk

https://www.oxfam.ca/news/pandemic-creates-new-billionaire-every-30-hours-now-a-million-people-could-fall-into-extreme-poverty-at-same-rate-in-2022/

https://americansfortaxfairness.org/pandemic-profits-billionaires-wealth-grew-1-7-trillion-three-years-public-health-emergency/

https://www.oxfam.ca/news/10-richest-men-double-their-fortunes-in-pandemic-while-incomes-of-99-per-cent-of-humanity-fall/

https://ips-dc.org/u-s-billionaires-62-percent-richer-during-pandemic

While it was such a big financial win for a small amount of people, most people were left the poorer for it.

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2020/10/the-rich-got-richer-during-the-pandemic-and-that-s-a-daunting-sign-for-our-recovery

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/apocalypse-then-rich-get-richer-1.6147415

https://fortune.com/2022/05/23/pandemic-billionaire-wealth-oxfam-poverty-inflation-food

https://pearljam.com/music/song/do-the-evolution/lyrics , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDaOgu2CQtI

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Can+AI+Create+Deadly+Viruses?

Some issues to watch in global health in 2025

https://www.statnews.com/2024/12/26/global-health-three-issues-to-watch/

Any new world wide health emergency that necessitates the need to extremely restrict the movements of people and dramatically reduce the global economy, could be disastrous.

https://theconversation.com/which-infectious-disease-is-likely-to-be-the-biggest-emerging-problem-in-2025-245491

A Human Herd Control and and Management System is one way to organize civilization, but it could lead into a draconian scenario.

https://centerforhealthsecurity.org/sites/default/files/2022-12/spars-pandemic-scenario.pdf

There is an immense potential for more huge financial profits, but at the expense of millions-of-people-that-could-fall-into-extreme-poverty.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/bird-flu-measles-top-2025-concerns-for-canada-s-chief-public-health-officer-1.7157885

https://inequality.org/article/billionaire-wealth-up-88-percent-over-four-years/

https://www.ehstoday.com/health/news/55249394/health-trends-to-watch-in-2025

The world's-richest-men-could-see-their-wealth dramatically increase again.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231107/billionaire-wealth-growth-by-industry/

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)02789-2/fulltext

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2022/12/27/why-do-the-rich-get-richer-even-during-global

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/15/billionaires-net-worth-coronavirus-pandemic-jeff-bezos-elon-musk

A return to anything like another Covid control shutdown could potentially lead to a medical version of martial law. But just think of all the money that the billionaire class could make from another shutdown, potentially leading to a draconian type of world.

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2020/10/the-rich-got-richer-during-the-pandemic-and-that-s-a-daunting-sign-for-our-recovery/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/apocalypse-then-rich-get-richer-1.6147415

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Can+AI+Create+Deadly+Viruses?

Dozens survive Kazakhstan passenger plane crash

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjwl1e6895qo

What happened to Azerbaijan_Airlines_Flight_8243?

https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/AHY8243

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_E-Jet_family#E-190_and_195

https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/did-russia-shoot-down-azerbaijan-airlines-flight-j2-8243/

https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/safety-ops-regulation/azerbaijan-airlines-embraer-190-crashes-kazakhstan

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Rod Serling

Rod_Serling figured out ways to get around the corporate_censorship of the day. Thus, Sci-Fi & fantasy stories fit the bill.

Of course writers like Jules_Verne and H.G._Wells really knew how to create Sci-Fi storytelling. Rod_Serling's_The_Twilight_Zone became a fine modern example.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twilight_Zone-The_Time_Element_(1958)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twilight_Zone_(1959_TV_series)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_Is_Everybody?

The episode Execution_(The_Twilight_Zone) from April 1960, seemed to depict something like a desktop_personal_computer with a flat screen .

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734567/mediaviewer/rm2366755585 Even a decade after this TZ episode the 1970 Datapoint_2200 had a very small screen. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datapoint_2200

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_(The_Twilight_Zone)#Plot

Monday, December 23, 2024

Some of the Biggest Myths About the Economy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ3j4hHMO5E

BlackRock and other asset managers are profiting off of every aspect of BU$INE$$... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxZO0jd8VoU

What Aristotle Knew About Oligarchy That We Forgot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMguSl8PHS4

Escaping the Rat Race: What School Failed to Teach You About Money. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RJpIqD8MGg

The Untold Truth About Money: How to Build Wealth From Nothing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mRbDEtDoyA

Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to state charges in slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/12/23/luigi-mangione-arraignment-unitedhealthcare-ceo/77151878007/

Did Luigi_Mangione simply get fedup and enraged with the US+Healthcare+System?

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/luigi-mangione-arraignment-state-charges/

He wanted to direct his pain, anger and frustration towards someone.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/ceo-killing-suspect-mangione-manhattan-court-arraignment-state/story?id=117041573

Unfortunately for him, he decided to make a violent and deadly choice.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Luigi+Mangione

The 14 Main Cast Members in Superman 2025

https://thedirect.com/article/superman-2025-movie-main-cast-members

https://thedirect.com/tags/superman-legacy

Avengers: Doomsday

https://thedirect.com/article/avengers-doomsday-villain-twist-report

https://thedirect.com/article/avengers-doomsday-5-cast-member-10th

https://thedirect.com/article/chris-evans-avengers-doomsday-character-captain-america

https://thedirect.com/article/chris-evans-marvel-movie-endgame

https://thedirect.com/MCU

Sunday, December 22, 2024

Captain America 4

https://thedirect.com/article/captain-america-4-chris-evans-steve-rogers-trailer

https://thedirect.com/MCU

Friday, December 20, 2024

California ground squirrels engage in 'shocking' carnivorous activity

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/12/18/california-ground-squirrel-carnivore-video/77074585007/

This seems like its almost from a Sci-Fi story.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/squirrels-are-displaying-widespread-carnivorous-behavior-for-the-first-time-in-a-california-park-new-study-finds-180985707/

Hopefully, they will never get as big as cars and as ferocious as tigers.

https://www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news/carnivorous-feeding-squirrels-documented-california

They just seem to be interested in eating smaller rodents, just like rats will occasionally eat mice.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/18/science/california-squirrels-carnivorous-eating-voles/index.html

Are people next? Not likely, but that is part of a Sci-Fi story.

https://people.com/new-evidence-reveals-california-squirrels-are-carnivorous-8763694

Thursday, December 19, 2024

What's all in the new SUPERMAN movie Trailer?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGcxj-JbwqY

SUPERMAN Official Teaser Trailer Breakdown | Easter Eggs Explained, Krypto, Lex, Hawkgirl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yscVfk7sTME

Who's Who in James Gunn's New Superman Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMm8vdwfKi8

SUPERMAN TRAILER 2025: Green Lantern, Henry Cavill Changes & Things You Missed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtqhs7LUWnQ

Google Street View image helps police unlock murder case

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyxdxrm339o

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-maps-murder-mystery-corpse-car-spain/

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/technology/930465/google-maps-image-of-large-bag-in-car-helps-spanish-police-solve-murder-case/story/

https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-12-18/caught-by-google-maps-photo-of-man-putting-suspicious-bundle-in-his-trunk-key-to-solving-a-murder.html

https://nypost.com/2024/12/18/world-news/google-street-view-catches-murder-suspect-loading-body-into-car-cops/

https://www.seroundtable.com/google-maps-murder-16676.html 2013

https://viralnova.com/too-real-google-maps/

All 7 Villains Confirmed to Appear in the 2025 Superman Movie

https://thedirect.com/article/superman-movie-villains-2025-confirmed

https://thedirect.com/tags/superman-legacy

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Did Google’s Quantum Chip Just Tap Into a Parallel Universe?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qEy9fXiecQ

It's been the stuff of Sci-Fi entertainment for quite a while.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fringe_(TV_series)#Parallel_universe

https://fringe.fandom.com/wiki/Alternate_Universe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythology_of_Fringe#The_parallel_universe

https://screenrant.com/fringe-reboot-parallel-universe-setup-original-cast/

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency over bird flu

https://www.foxnews.com/video/6366205912112

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/news-wrap-california-declares-state-of-emergency-over-bird-flu-outbreak-in-dairy-cattle

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/12/18/governor-newsom-takes-proactive-action-to-strengthen-robust-state-response-to-bird-flu/

Drones spotted near at least 17 military bases located next to Chinese-owned land in US

https://nypost.com/2024/12/18/us-news/drones-seen-by-17-military-bases-next-to-chinese-owned-us-land/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14207617/Radiation-levels-New-York-spike-mysterious-drones-terrorize-Northeast.html

Nothing like having conflicting reports.

https://nypost.com/2024/12/18/us-news/nj-military-base-confirms-multiple-contraband-smuggling-drone-incursions-this-year/

Pentagon Rules Out Threats From Multiple Drone Sightings in New Jersey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXv-jUpo4Oo

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=drones

Batteries Not Included (1987)

Batteries_Not_Included is a silly Sci-Fi movie about some visiting drone size, AI controlled vehicles.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batteries_Not_Included#Plot

A funny take on ET-AI self replicating or reproducing machines.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092494/mediaviewer/rm154406657/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092494/mediaviewer/rm2857897729/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092494/mediaviewer/rm3931836161/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092494/mediaviewer/rm1698500353/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092494/mediaviewer/rm54333185/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092494/mediaviewer/rm3193442049/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092494/mediaviewer/rm2448450560/

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/batteries-not-included-1987

https://amblin.com/movie/batteries-not-included/

Drone sightings and security concerns: A growing debate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyHkfTZaAIw

Confusion Or Coverup: Mysterious Drones Over East Coast Lead To Calls For Military Intervention https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29biKwY5baQ

Drones are not tracking missing radioactive material in New Jersey, officials say https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpC8t3oIvu0

Rand Paul Blocks Drone Security Bill Due To Concerns Over Privacy Violations And Overreach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApiXNv9eiXA

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=drones

The Batman: Part II Gets a Major Update Following Several Setbacks

https://movieweb.com/the-batman-2-part-ii-filming-cast-script-update/

https://thedirect.com/article/the-batman-2-bruce-wayne-regret-upcoming-sequel

https://thedirect.com/article/the-batman-2-cast-characters-sequel-appear

https://thedirect.com/tags/the-batman-part-2

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Batman

Cash versus digital payment systems

https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/cash-vs-digital-payments

There is a lot of convenience, but its not convenient if you are locked out of the system.

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/digital-development/cash-vs-digital-how-do-digital-government-person-payments-ease-lives-recipients

Digital certainly makes sense for big transactions.

https://www.clearlypayments.com/blog/global-shift-from-cash-checks-to-digital-payments/

However, on a person to person or human level, cash isn't just nostalgic, its essential.

https://www.bis.org/statistics/payment_stats/commentary2301.htm

https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/economic-bulletin/articles/2024/html/ecb.ebart202402_02~d821c613a7.en.html

https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/15255-cash-free-society.html

https://www.bajajfinserv.in/digital-payment-vs-cash-payment

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

James Gunn on the Set of Superman

https://gizmodo.com/james-gunn-superman-set-visit-interview-clark-lois-lex-luthor-2000538088

Superman has remained somewhat consistent through the decades.

https://comicbookmovie.com/superman/full-superman-trailer-description-leaks-online-and-it-sounds-unbelievably-awesome---spoilers-a215114

https://thedirect.com/article/superman-2025-movie-synopsis-what-to-expect-dc-studios

https://thedirect.com/tags/superman-legacy

The Science of Star Trek with Dr. Charles Liu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CJQKaQ62M4 , https://www.youtube.com/@StarTalk/videos

How Star Trek's Future Works Part 1: Money, Work and Property https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJwWxT269ec

How Star Trek's Future Works Part 2: Social Currency and Government https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDFDmk0hoUw

How Star Trek's Future Works Part 3: Housing and Leisure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOs4M9NE04M

Star Trek's TV and "Cinematic" Problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kXy2nzqiLs

The Ultimate Star Trek Kelvin Timeline Retrospective https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY-iiyqiV80

Even More Bad News For The Batman Part 2?

https://gamerant.com/james-gunn-bad-news-the-batman-2

The+Batman movie really deserves a sequel, but certain things still have to be worked out.

https://bleedingfool.com/movies-tv-film/some-conflicting-reports-on-matt-reeves-the-batman-2-script/

https://comicbookmovie.com/batman/the-batman/james-gunn-clears-the-air-on-whats-happening-with-the-batman-part-ii---will-it-be-set-in-the-dcu-a215088

https://screenrant.com/dc-universe-robert-pattinson-batman-not-in-james-gunn-agree/

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Batman

Monday, December 16, 2024

New Superman Poster

https://gizmodo.com/superman-trailer-release-date-james-gunn-dc-universe-2000538806

https://thedirect.com/article/superman-2025-movie-synopsis-what-to-expect-dc-studios

https://thedirect.com/tags/superman-legacy/

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Superman

The Batman Part II Rumors

https://gizmodo.com/batman-part-2-villain-rumors-debunked-james-gunn-clayface-scarecrow-2000539048

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Batman

New Jersey mayor ‘tired of being insulted’ by federal officials over drone sightings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU-gifpTe54

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=drones

Saturday, December 14, 2024

AI firm’s controversial billboard urges companies to stop hiring humans

https://getcoai.com/news/ai-firms-controversial-billboard-urges-companies-to-stop-hiring-humans/

https://www.artisan.co/blog/stop-hiring-humans

https://ai.plainenglish.io/ai-billboard-in-san-francisco-causes-uproar-with-bold-stop-hiring-humans-message-416ca8ca2f10

Starman (1984 film)

Starman is a nice and friendly ET visitation movie.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starman_(film)#Plot

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088172

https://www.patreon.com/posts/rewatching-film-64930798

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/starman-1984

https://theofficialjohncarpenter.com/starman

Could Quantum entanglement power a new kind of engine?

https://www.earth.com/news/quantum-entanglement-instead-of-oil-or-coal-powers-a-new-kind-of-engine/

The Cryptocurrency Age

"Most People Have No Idea What Is Coming" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQBs6XmZcZ8

The Investing & Crypto Expert: "We Only Have 6 Years Until Everything Changes!" - Raoul Pal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyhhwVJB9Z4

Friday, December 13, 2024

Ocean County sheriff: Officer says he saw 50 drones coming off the ocean | Vargas Reports

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K98A4CLMwf4

Drone sightings reported around the world https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IoRqLTnzdA

What Are These Drones Doing Over New Jersey? A Closer Look at the Mystery | WSJ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxX56MmFd10

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=drones

Albertans who are proud to be Canadian plummets in new poll

https://dailyhive.com/calgary/albertans-proud-canadian-poll

Thursday, December 12, 2024

Trump says it’s ‘fine’ after Ontario's threat to cut energy to border states

https://globalnews.ca/news/10915221/donald-trump-doug-ford-energy-threat-tariffs/

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/premiers-disagree-on-whether-canada-should-cut-off-energy-supply-to-u-s-if-trump-moves-ahead-with-tariffs-1.7143667

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/doug-ford-tariff-threat-energy-exports-1.7408644

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/13/ontario-trump-tariff-liquor

Could Canada really become the 51st U.S. state? How Trump's joke could become reality

https://nationalpost.com/news/could-one-way-to-make-america-great-again-be-a-transfusion-of-canadians

The+multiverse concept is quite a fascinating theory.

https://science.howstuffworks.com/10-reasons-multiverse-is-real-possibility.htm

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c791ng0zvl3o

https://blog.google/technology/research/google-willow-quantum-chip/

https://www.livescience.com/multiverse

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/what-is-the-multiverse

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/heres-why-we-might-live-in-a-multiverse/

Do We Live In a Multiverse? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjE8siMesNE

https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/blog/top-multiverse-theories-niyah-and-the-multiverse/

Synchronicity in wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronicity

Synchronicity in the dictionary

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/synchronicity

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Boeing failing to keep track of non-conforming parts, whistleblower says: "It's like Russian roulette"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boeing-whistleblowers-speak-out-60-minutes/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boeing-whistleblower-says-faulty-nonconforming-parts-missing-during-plane-production-60-minutes-transcript/

The startup that mocked SF with anti-human billboards defends its bold campaign saying AI itself is dystopian

https://getcoai.com/news/the-startup-that-mocked-sf-with-anti-human-billboards-defends-its-bold-choice-saying-ai-itself-is-dystopian/

https://gizmodo.com/ai-firms-stop-hiring-humans-billboard-campaign-sparks-outrage-2000536368

Mysterious New Jersey drone sightings

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/11/new-jersey-drone-sightings-state-of-emergency

https://nypost.com/2024/12/11/us-news/mystery-nj-drones-are-coming-from-iranian-mothership-offshore-congressman-claims-these-drones-should-be-shot-down/

https://www.app.com/story/news/local/new-jersey/2024/12/11/drones-over-new-jersey-likely-military-or-defense-contractor-expert-pramod-abichandani/76898388007/

https://www.nj.com/morris/2024/12/after-nighttime-flights-faa-bans-drones-over-trumps-nj-golf-course.html

https://abc7ny.com/post/drones-nj-new-jersey-mayors-police-lawmakers-hold-special-meeting-mystery/15641368/

Severe pain shaped UnitedHealth CEO murder suspect’s view of health system

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/11/luigi-mangione-back-pain-healthcare-shooting

Intense pain can drive a person to become drastic.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/luigi-mangiones-chronic-back-pain-likely-escalated-homicidal-thoughts-board-certified-neurosurgeon

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/reddit-account-linked-luigi-mangione-back-pain-surgery-rcna183674

https://www.newsweek.com/luigi-mangione-back-pain-ceo-shooter-what-we-know-surgery-1998995

https://nypost.com/2024/12/09/us-news/luigi-mangione-suspect-in-fatal-shooting-of-unitedhealthcare-ceo-reported-missing-by-family-after-back-surgery/

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=US+Healthcare+System

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Luigi+Mangione

Healthcare in the United States

If a person is angry with the U$ Healthcare_System, as a result of a botched surgery or other issues, a seething level of rage can grow.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_the_United_States#Health_insurance_and_accessibility

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_the_United_States#Overall_system_effectiveness

https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/luigi-mangiones-chronic-back-pain-likely-escalated-homicidal-thoughts-board-certified-neurosurgeon

Unfortunately, if a person is experiencing constant back-pain and frustrated with the US Healthcare_System, such a person could go over the edge and take a violent course of action.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/11/luigi-mangione-back-pain-healthcare-shooting

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/luigi-mangione-spondylolisthesis-back-pain-reddit-surgery-b2662396.html

https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-12-11/what-is-spondylolisthesis-the-back-condition-that-derailed-luigi-mangiones-life

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=US+Healthcare+System

UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder suspect Luigi Mangione

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/11/luigi-mangione-notebook-unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-murder-.html

https://apnews.com/article/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-suspect-c68d0328f278d85fcf201ae89f634098

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/12/11/what-is-spondylolisthesis-ceo-shooting-suspect/76917811007/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9vkygny20xo

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/luigi-mangiones-traditional-indian-attire-sparks-social-media-buzz-luigi-maganlal/articleshow/116231203.cms

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Luigi+Mangione

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=US+Healthcare+System

South Korea’s martial law debacle

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/11/the-guardian-view-on-south-koreas-martial-law-debacle-a-democratic-beacon-needs-new-leadership

This is quite a tough and confusing time for South+Korea.

https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-martial-law-3210438b8663fe609bfe4cb8b748a114

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/11/g-s1-37718/south-korea-president-insurrection-charges

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Trump's talk of 51st state called Canada is an age-old dream, and no joke

"To outsiders, the second-largest country on Earth is loosely governed by people with little interest in developing spectacular resources other countries would love to have" https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/braid-trump-talk-51st-state-canada-dream-no-joke

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-suggests-canada-become-51st-state.html

William vs. the Trog movie

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_(film)

After 35,000 Years, Scientists Secretly Bring Back Neanderthals on Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaILb1nmOGE

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6316816/

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/william-2019

https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/film-review-william-1203183932/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trog , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68JrnoSzgVo

https://monster-and-slashers.fandom.com/wiki/Trog

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/trog-1970

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trog#Production , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsIdokqEm4U

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park_(novel)

An AI company trolls San Francisco with billboards saying “stop hiring humans”

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/12/ai-company-trolls-san-francisco-with-billboards-saying-stop-hiring-humans/

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/san-francisco-tech-startup-advertises-replacing-people-with-ai-employees/

Alberta leads new poll on if Canada should become the 51st US state

https://dailyhive.com/calgary/alberta-poll-canada-should-become-the-51st-state

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-trudeau-governor-great-state-canada-1.7406226

Trump mocks Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the 'governor' of the 'Great State of Canada'

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-mocks-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-governor-great-state-canada-rcna183570

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-suggests-canada-become-51st-state.html

Monday, December 09, 2024

Luigi Mangione charged with murdering healthcare CEO in New York

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly2zwqqr1ro

Was the murder of UnitedHealthcare+CEO+Brian+Thompson perpetrated by just one person? That will have to be determined in court.

"Mangione was carrying multiple fraudulent IDs and a U.S. passport, Tisch said. One of the IDs matched the fake New Jersey ID that the shooting suspect used to check into a Manhattan hostel before the shooting, the commissioner said." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/luigi-mangione-healthcare-ceo-shooting-what-we-know/

"Mangione was found with a ghost gun — a weapon that can be made at home, and is nearly untraceable — and a suppressor. He also had multiple pieces of fake identification similar to those believed to have been used by the killer, officials said, as well as similar clothes." https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/luigi-mangione-brian-thompson-shooting-1.7405958

"Mangione graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2020, a Penn spokesperson confirmed to CBS News. He received a Master of Science in engineering with a major in computer and information science, and a Bachelor of Science in engineering, majoring in computer science with a minor in mathematics, the spokesperson confirmed." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/luigi-mangione-healthcare-ceo-shooting-what-we-know

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/company-news/2024/12/10/nyc-killing-suspect-was-ivy-league-graduate-who-praised-unabomber/

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/unitedhealthcare-luigi-mangione-family-maryland-brian-thompson/?intcid=CNR-02-0623

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Luigi+Mangione

Suspect (Luigi Mangione) in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO

https://apnews.com/article/unitedhealthcare-suspect-ceo-assassin-shooter-eaee0b7d31b319f42e0cf7f2f7badfb1

If its proven beyond a reasonable doubt that he is the shooter, or was involved with the murder in any other way, he is facing several decades or even life in prison for the murder of UnitedHealthcare+CEO+Brian+Thompson.

For any young guy going into the big house for the rest of his life, he will likely be heavily used and abused by the very hardened convicts.

https://nypost.com/2024/12/09/us-news/person-of-interest-in-fatal-shooting-of-unitedhealthcare-boss-brian-thompson-idd-as-luigi-mangione-an-ex-ivy-league-student/

He will be their plaything and party toy, but at the end of the day, he will just become another prison boy.

https://apnews.com/article/unitedhealthcare-suspect-ceo-assassin-shooter-b5ff640798d799271ddd8db9f3d2a20e

His trial for taking the life of CEO+Brian+Thompson will likely reveal his motive.

https://nypost.com/2024/12/09/us-news/luigi-mangione-unitedhealthcare-ceo-murder-suspect-in-custody-live-updates

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Luigi+Mangione

Saturday, December 07, 2024

The Time Element of The Twilight Zone

Long before the Fringe_TV_series, Black_Mirror, Lost, The_X-Files, Kolchak:_The_Night_Stalker and The_Outer_Limits, there was The_Twilight_Zone.

It all started with a TV pilot episode called, The_Time_Element in_1958.

https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/479596/the-time-element#overview

Of course time-travel is a key component in several Sci-Fi stories.

https://twilightzone.fandom.com/wiki/The_Time_Element , https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8i4844

https://twilightzonevortex.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-time-element-westinghouse-desilu.html

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Time+Travel

The Final Countdown (1980 film)

The_Final_Countdown is an exciting Sci-Fi movie involving the USS Nimitz and time travel.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Countdown_(film)#Plot

Over a couple of decades after the movie, some peculiar objects were sighted around the ship.

https://www.history.com/news/uss-nimitz-2004-tic-tac-ufo-encounter

The 2004 USS Nimitz UFO Incident https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85OhTbTtK_I

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+USS+Nimitz

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Time+Travel

Friday, December 06, 2024

The UnitedHealthcare CEO was killed and many people had little sympathy

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/12/05/unitedhealthcare-ceo-killed-meme/76794715007/

Unfortunately, these huge profit driven healthcare providers always have one main objective. If a person is suffering from a botched surgery, or has other issues, it can be very easy to become enraged with the US+Healthcare+System.

https://www.ispor.org/heor-resources/more-heor-resources/us-healthcare-system-overview/us-healthcare-system-overview-background-page-1

Thursday, December 05, 2024

Mysterious drones swarm military bases, New Jersey skies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sucrnlxq8CA

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=drones

Wednesday, December 04, 2024

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in New York City

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/unitedhealthcare-brian-thompson-death-12-04-24/index.html

Unfortunately, whether such a person walks a block, a KM or a mile, they must have a security team with them.

https://nypost.com/2024/12/04/us-news/ceo-of-unitedhealthcare-fatally-shot-outside-of-hilton-hotel-in-nyc-in-possible-targeted-attack-sources/

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/brian-thompson-unitedhealthcare-ceo-shot-dead-nyc-hotel-13841761.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/crmn2ry1224t

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/midtown-manhattan-shooting-hilton-hotel/

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/04/nyregion/brian-thompson-uhc-ceo-shot

https://nypost.com/2024/12/04/us-news/wife-of-unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-says-her-husband-had-been-receiving-some-threats-prior-to-fatal-shooting

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=UnitedHealthcare+CEO+Brian+Thompson

Krampus (film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus_(film)

Tuesday, December 03, 2024

Canadian minister says Trump was joking when he said Canada could become the 51st state

https://apnews.com/article/canada-trump-tariffs-trudeau-trade-opposition-border-5d3dbbb4a701bb1676ee588bfbf2396a

China tests carrier-like ship, but mystery vessel’s purpose remains murky

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3289182/china-tests-carrier-ship-mystery-vessels-purpose-remains-murky?module=top_story&pgtype=homepage

https://www.twz.com/sea/detailed-deck-view-emerges-of-chinas-mysterious-aircraft-carrier-like-ship

https://www.eurasiantimes.com/chinas-guangzhou-shipyards-mysterious-carrier-photographed-at-sea/

https://theaviationist.com/2024/11/28/chinas-mysterious-aircraft-carrier-sets-sail/

South Korean lawmakers voted to lift declaration of martial law

https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3289223/south-korean-president-declares-emergency-martial-law-accusing-opposition-anti-state-activities?module=top_story&pgtype=homepage

Such tension and drama for South+Korea.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/03/south-korean-president-declares-emergency-martial-law

https://news.sky.com/story/what-is-happening-in-south-korea-and-what-is-martial-law-13266092

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/dec/03/south-korea-declares-emergency-martial-law-yoon-suk-yeol-north-korea-latest-updates

Monday, December 02, 2024

Could artificial intelligence alter what it means to be human?

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/artificial-intelligence-evolutionary-biology-humanity-future

If people start to allow AI to determine how humans should exist, the results could be a most inhumane world.

Sunday, December 01, 2024

The Tesla Bot in 2025 and beyond

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6KtiOmRkn8

Elon Musk's Trillion Dollar Plan For Austin Texas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABBDk0aJSs0

How Colossus Is Redefining AI Under Elon Musk’s Vision

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mGXGQKKsFg

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

The Poverty and Homelessness Crisis in America

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEK8bvpaaO0

If someone already has enough money & investments to comfortably retire, then they might have various places that they could move to.

Why Half of America is Empty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3r60rMPq4o

If someone has very good Internet access & can work from home, then living in a rural or a sparsely populated area might be appealing to them.

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

The Gladiator Movies' Family Tree - Maximus and Marcus Aurelius Relatives and All Connections

https://thedirect.com/article/gladiator-movies-family-tree-maximus-marcus-aurelius-relatives

https://screenrant.com/denzel-washington-movies-gladiator-2-career-second-box-office-milestone/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/gladiator-2-ridley-scott-takeaways-future-1236071681/

https://www.abc4.com/dailydish/see-it-or-skip-it/gladiator-2-is-entertaining-enough-but-unnessecary-movie-review Sure, the first movie can easily stand on its own. However, G2 provides plenty of entertaining bonus material, at the very least.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gladiator_ii

https://www.vulture.com/article/the-gladiator-ii-line-that-broke-my-brain.html

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/everything-ridley-scott-has-said-gladiator-3

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Gladiator

Monday, November 25, 2024

Earl Holliman in FP and the TZ

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Holliman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_Planet#Plot

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_Is_Everybody?

Saturday, November 23, 2024

It looks like Gladiator II Jumped the Shark

https://parade.com/movies/gladiator-2-review

G2 Jumping_the_shark. Why not?

https://www.businessinsider.com/gladiator-2-sharks-naval-battle-colosseum-real-life-accuracy-2024-11

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JumpingTheShark

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2024/11/21/gladiator-mescal-denzel-movie-review/

https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a62917285/gladiator-2-history-facts-sharks/

https://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/the_20_most_infamous_jumping_the_shark_moments/s1__39417970

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Gladiator

Gladiator 2's Decadent Emperors Echo One Of The Most Infamous Movies Ever Made

https://www.slashfilm.com/1714356/gladiator-2-emperors-echo-infamous-1979-movie-caligula

https://time.com/7178719/gladiator-ii-roman-emperor-brothers/

https://screenrant.com/gladiator-2-movie-true-story-explained/

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Gladiator

Gladiator Ending Explained - Maximus' Death, How It Sets Up Gladiator 2

https://screenrant.com/gladiator-ending-explained/

https://vanyaland.com/2024/11/22/gladiator-ii-review-denzel-came-saw-and-conquered-this-sequel/

https://screenrant.com/gladiator-iconic-quotes-entertained/

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Gladiator

Friday, November 22, 2024

Colin Chilvers, Visual Effects Veteran and Oscar Recipient for ‘Superman,’ Dies at 79

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/colin-chilvers-dead-superman-vfx-oscar-1236069466

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Synchronicity+Between+Superman+and+The+Matrix

Did the Fringe TV series with its Parallel Universe aspect, Already Set it Up for The Perfect Reboot?

https://screenrant.com/fringe-reboot-parallel-universe-setup-original-cast/

https://fringe.fandom.com/wiki/Walter_Bishop_(Alternate_Universe)

https://www.fringeconnections.com/differences?feature=redverse

https://fringe.fandom.com/wiki/Walter_Bishop_Alternate_Timeline

https://www.tv-calling.com/the-unoriginality-of-fringe-part-one/

A lot of TV productions and movies will be influence by various Sci-Fi tropes.

https://www.tv-calling.com/the-unoriginality-of-fringe-part-two/

11/22/63

11/22/63 is an interesting Time Travel novel, as most TT stories usually are.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11/22/63#Plot

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10644930-11-22-63

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11/22/63#Critical_reception

https://stephenking.com/works/novel/11-22-63.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11.22.63

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2879552 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlYzI5nnvIo

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Time+Travel

Simulacron-3 (1964)

Simulacron-3 is a story about a Counterfeit World or a VR World (VRW) with Digital Player_Characters and some Non-Player_Characters. It's a fantastic VR Sci-Fi simulation story from the 1960s. How advanced, convincing or realistic could various simulations get after 50 or 100 years or especially 1000 years of development?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_simulation_game#Social_simulation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_reality#20th_century

https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/tech/npc-meaning

https://activeplayer.io/

https://steamcharts.com/top

https://newzoo.com/resources/rankings/top-20-pc-games

https://help.wolfy.net/en/article/inactivity-in-game-1af3a50